free
noun.
people who are free
the home of the free and the brave
Synonym: free people
verb.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
Synonym: unloosen, unloose, release, loose, liberate
verb.
relieve from
Rid the house of pests
Synonym: disembarrass, rid
verb.
remove or force out from a position
The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums|He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble
Synonym: dislodge
verb.
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
She exempted me from the exam
Synonym: relieve, exempt
verb.
make (information) available for publication
release the list with the names of the prisoners
Synonym: release
verb.
free from obligations or duties
Synonym: discharge
verb.
free or remove obstruction from
free a path across the cluttered floor
Synonym: disengage
verb.
let off the hook
I absolve you from this responsibility
Synonym: absolve
verb.
part with a possession or right
I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest|resign a claim to the throne
Synonym: give up, release, relinquish, resign
verb.
release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
Synonym: release, liberate
verb.
make (assets) available
release the holdings in the dictator's bank account
Synonym: release, unblock, unfreeze
adj.
not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
free enterprise|a free port|a free country|I have an hour free|free will|free of racism|feel free to stay as long as you wish|a free choice
adj.
unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
free expansion|free oxygen|a free electron
adj.
not held in servitude
after the Civil War he was a free man
adv.
without restraint
cows in India are running loose
Synonym: loose
adj.
costing nothing
complimentary tickets|free admission
Synonym: complimentary, costless, gratis, gratuitous
adj.
not occupied or in use
a free locker|a free lane
adj.
not fixed in position
the detached shutter fell on him|he pulled his arm free and ran
Synonym: detached
adj.
not taken up by scheduled activities
a free hour between classes|spare time on my hands
Synonym: spare
adj.
completely wanting or lacking
writing barren of insight|young recruits destitute of experience|innocent of literary merit|the sentence was devoid of meaning
Synonym: innocent, devoid, destitute, barren
adj.
not literal
a loose interpretation of what she had been told|a free translation of the poem
Synonym: liberal, loose
Antonym: bound, confine, obstruct, unfree